Rex Tillerson was fired by Donald Trump in a tweet. Here's how some Hoosiers reacted.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired on Twitter by President Trump after a 14-month tenure.
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President Donald Trump speaks and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens, during lunch with members of the United Nations Security Council in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 29, 2018.(Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

There's no good way to fire someone, but some ways are better than others.

Finding out you've been fired from a tweet has to be one of the worst.

After a trying 14 months trying to keep up with often-contradictory U.S. foreign policy as the secretary of state, Rex Tillerson returned from a trip to Africa to learn Tuesday morning that he'd been fired in a tweet from his boss, President Donald Trump.

In his tweet, Trump offered a "thank you" to Tillerson "for his service" and announced that Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA, would become the new secretary of state. Trump added that Pompeo "will do a fantastic job!"

Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!

Trump later told reporters that he made the decision himself, adding "I think Rex will be much happier now."

Tillerson was conspicuously silent about his ouster. But it appears he didn't want to go. His side of the story cam out later from Steve Goldstein, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.

"The secretary had every intention of staying because of critical progress made in national security," Goldstein said of Tillerson. "The secretary did not speak to the president and is unaware of the reason."

It was clear over the past year that Trump and Tillerson often were not on the same page when it came to U.S. foreign policy, including such crucial issues as the Iran nuclear deal, tariffs and North Korea.

But Tillerson is only the latest of high-level Trump appointments who have left, including former Chief of Staff Reince Preibus, former national security adviser Mike Flynn, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, and chief strategist Steve Bannon.

Why the heck would Trump fire Rex Tillerson? Especially with his meeting with Kim Jong Un coming up? Either this is Trump showing his lack of political experience and doing something dumb, or he has something up his sleeve. Let’s hope it’s the latter #Trump#MAGA#NorthKoreaTalks

People who agreed with Trump

Perhaps this move will reduce some of the turmoil as we really don't know the inner workings of the administration. I am for whatever makes this administration function smoother so the President can fulfill his agenda. Thanks Rex Tillerson for your service to our nation.

Those who found humor in the change

With Rex Tillerson out, Trump needs a new Secretary of State. Someone pop-culture famous, someone with success in their profession, someone with leadership experience, someone who is wholly unqualified for the job. Someone who tells it like it is.

What do I have to do to get the Trump n to return my calls? I can be in the next flight to DC. I'll be a diplomat! I figure I'm more qualified than anyone to work for the Trump administration! https://t.co/pURJe2ihGO

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers an address to State Department employees at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2017. Tillerson updated State Department employees on the foreign policy perspective of the Trump administration. Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency

US President Donald Trump speaks and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during lunch with members of the United Nations Security Council in the State Dining Room of the White House Jan. 29, 2018. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds up a Boy Scout scarf that his wife Brenda placed on him at the end of his talk at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, W.Va., on July 21, 2017. The Boy Scouts unveiled a bronze statue of Tillerson and presented him with a flag and smaller replica statue. F. Brian Ferguson, Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, second from right, arrive to brief members of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on July 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The Trump Administration cabinet members briefed members of Congress behind closed doors about the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Syria. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

World Petroleum Congress President Jozsef Toth, right, poses for photographs as he hands the Dewhurst Award to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the World Petroleum Congress, hosted by Istanbul, Turkey, on July 9, 2017. AP

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, in Hamburg on July 7, 2017. A separate U.S.-Russia-brokered truce for southern Syria, brokered by the U.S. and Russia, is meant to help allay growing concerns by neighboring Jordan and Israel about Iranian military ambitions in the area. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, also attend. Evan Vucci, AP

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, leans in to hear a question about Syria asked of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on June 28, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin, AP

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Vice President Mike Pence talk before President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 26, 2017, in Washington. Alex Brandon, AP

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, left, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson take a garden walk at Government House in Sydney, Australia, on June 5, 2017, for the 2017 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) annual meeting. Pool photo by Mark Metcalfe

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, stands with Rolling Thrunder, Inc., founder Artie Muller, third from right, and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin, right, as opening remarks are delivered at the Pentagon on May 28, 2017, in honor of Memorial Day.
Cabinet members drove Harley Davidsons the full route on the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder. Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mounts up at the Pentagon on May 28, 2017, to drive a Harley Davidison the full route on the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder, where approximately 900,000 motorcycle riders parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., in honor of Memorial Day. Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images

President Trump listens to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images

Left to right, Mexican Secretary of Government Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly talk to the media on May 18, 2017 at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong, Getty Images

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds the Arctic Council chair's gavel before handing it to Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini, right, as Finland becomes the chair during the plenary session of the Arctic Council meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 11, 2017. Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty Images

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, speak to the media at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2017. Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stands next to the American Foreign Service Association Memorial Plaque during a ceremony on Foreign Affairs Day at the department headquarters in the Harry S. Truman building May 5, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks as Antonio Guterres, left, Secretary-General of the United Nations, listens during a United Nations Security Council meeting about the proliferation of nuclear weapons in North Korea at United Nations headquarters in New York on April 28, 2017. Justin Lane, European Pressphoto Agency

Tillerson, accompanied by State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Tom Shannon, left, takes the podium to speak to employees upon arrival at the State Department on Feb. 2, 2017. Andrew Harnik, AP

President Trump looks on as Tillerson, accompanied by wife Renda St. Clair, is sworn in as the 69th secretary of State by Vice President Pence in the Oval Office on Feb 1, 2017. Michael Reynolds, Pool/Getty Images

Rex Tillerson, then CEO of ExxonMobil, speaks during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow on June 16, 2014. The Senate on Feb. 1, approved President Trump's nomination of Tillerson to head the State Department. Sergei Ilnitsky, European Pressphoto Agency

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tillerson shake hands at a ceremony to present awards to the heads and employees of major energy companies in St. Petersburg on June 21, 2013. Michael Klimentyev, AFP/Getty Images

Tillerson and Putin attend a ceremony after the signing an agreement between Rosneft and ExxonMobil on joint development of hard-to-access reserves in western Siberia on June 15, 2012. European Pressphoto Agency